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Table 1 Functional characterization of the sialotranscriptome of Amblyomma variegatum

From: A further insight into the sialome of the tropical bont tick, Amblyomma variegatum

Class

Total ESTs

Total contigs

EST/Contig

Putative secreted

   

Group 1 Glycine rich superfamily

749

56

13.4

Group 2 - Mucins

24

7

3.4

Group 3 - Antigen 5 proteins

2

2

1.0

Group 4 - Ixodegrin superfamily

1

1

1.0

Group 6 - Protease Inhibitor domains

   

   Group 6.1 - Kunitz domain containing proteins

25

11

2.3

   Group 6.2 - Serpins

6

5

1.2

   Group 6.3 - Cystatin

1

1

1.0

   Group 6.4 - Thyropin family

2

1

2.0

   Group 6.5 - TIL domain containing proteins

4

2

2.0

   Group 6.6 - Hirudin/Madanin/Variegin superfamily

5

3

1.7

   Group 6.7 - Basic tail superfamily

3

3

1.0

Group 7 - Lipocalins

13

9

1.4

Group 8 - 8.9 kDa polypeptide family

3

2

1.5

Group 11 - 12 kDa family

4

3

1.3

Group 16 - Enzymes

115

63

1.8

Group 17 - Immunity related

7

6

1.2

Group 18 - Metastriate specific families

266

184

1.4

Group 21 - Secreted conserved proteins

60

20

3.0

Group 22 - Possible housekeeping proteins

   

Unknown conserved

280

199

1.4

Protein synthesis machinery

210

73

2.9

Protein modification machinery

206

95

2.2

Metabolism, energy

196

72

2.7

Signal transduction

189

127

1.5

Transcription machinery

130

87

1.5

Protein export machinery

127

90

1.4

Transporters

115

57

2.0

Cytoskeletal Proteins

114

50

2.3

Metabolism, carbohydrate

104

50

2.1

Nuclear regulation

101

54

1.9

Transcription factor

72

50

1.4

Proteasome machinery

65

51

1.3

4Metabolism, amino acid

64

38

1.7

Metabolism, lipid

50

30

1.7

Detoxification

33

27

1.2

Metabolism, nucleotide

30

18

1.7

Extracellular matrix and adhesion

29

13

2.2

Metabolism, intermediary

28

22

1.3

Nuclear export machinery

7

6

1.2

Transposable elements

24

23

1.0

Unknown

521

466

1.1

Total

3985

2077

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